Niels Kokmeijer

Niels Kokmeijer
Personal information
Date of birth	30 December 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth	Uitgeest, Netherlands
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2001	Volendam
2001–2003	Heerenveen
2003–2004	Haarlem
2004	Go Ahead Eagles
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated July 18, 2024

Niels Kokmeijer (born 30 December 1977) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward. He later managed the Netherlands national beach soccer team.

Career

Kokmeijer, born in Uitgeest, North Holland, played as a forward, making his professional debut as part of the FC Volendam squad in the 1998–99 season. He also played for SC Heerenveen and HFC Haarlem before joining Go Ahead Eagles in 2004–05, playing in the Eerste Divisie.^[1]

Leg incident

In his first and only season at Go Ahead, Kokmeijer was seriously injured by opponent Rachid Bouaouzan playing for Sparta Rotterdam on 17 December 2004. Kokmeijer's leg was broken badly and he was forced to retire from professional football. Sparta Rotterdam suspended Bouaouzan for the rest of the season, which was more than the ten-match ban the KNVB awarded him. He was also prosecuted by the Dutch government and Kokmeijer for battery, unique in Dutch football history. Bouaouzan received a suspended six-month jail sentence.^[2]

Later career

From 2007 to 2014 Kokmeijer was manager of the Netherlands national beach soccer team, who became silver medalists in the 2008 Euro Beach Soccer League. He later did a number of projects for the Johan Cruyff Foundation and the Johan Cruyff Institute.^[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[4]
Club	Season	League
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals
FC Volendam	1998–99	Eerste Divisie	4	2
	1999–2000	Eerste Divisie	30	7
	2000–01	Eerste Divisie	22	10
	Total		56	19
SC Heerenveen	2001–02	Eredivisie	0	0
	2002–03	Eredivisie	0	0
	Total		0	0
HFC Haarlem	2003–04	Eerste Divisie	27	4
Go Ahead Eagles	2004–05	Eerste Divisie	14	4
Career total			97	27

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References

↑ "Niels Kokmeijer" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
↑ "Hutchings to land controversial Morroccan winger". ESPN Soccernet. 30 August 2007. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
↑ "Hoe is het met... Niels Kokmeijer". nhnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 20 December 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
↑ "Niels Kokmeijer » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

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[1] "Niels Kokmeijer" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 12 February 2010.

[2] "Hutchings to land controversial Morroccan winger". ESPN Soccernet. 30 August 2007. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.

[3] "Hoe is het met... Niels Kokmeijer". nhnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 20 December 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2024.

[4] "Niels Kokmeijer » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1977-12-30) 30 December 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth	Uitgeest, Netherlands
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2001	Volendam	56	(19)
2001–2003	Heerenveen	0	(0)
2003–2004	Haarlem	27	(4)
2004	Go Ahead Eagles	14	(4)
Total		97	(27)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals